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O Guarani 17.54 · 17.54

Peri could not climb to heaven

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" A lua tinha voltado o seu arco vermelho, quando tornamos da guerra; todas as noites Peri via a senhora na sua nuvem; ela não tocava a terra, e Peri não podia subir ao céu.

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"AaTheluaLOO-amoontinhaTEE-nyahadvoltadovol-TA-dooturnedoooitsseuSE-ooitsarcoAR-koobowvermelhover-ME-lyoored,quandoKWAN-doowhentornamostor-NA-mooshwe came backdadafrom theguerraGE-hawar;todasTOH-dasheveryasashthenoitesNOY-teshnightsPeriviaVEE-asawaathesenhorase-NYOH-raladynanaonsuaSOO-ahernuvemNOO-vengcloud;elaE-lashenãonowngdid nottocavato-KA-vatouchaatheterraTEH-haearth,eeeandPerinãonowngcould notpodiapo-DEE-acouldsubirsoo-BEERclimbaoowto thecéuSE-ooheaven.

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The moon had turned its red bow when we came back from the war; every night Peri saw the lady on her cloud; she did not touch the earth, and Peri could not climb to heaven.

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